Sunday, January 11, 2009

Tennessee Trip

We are in Cleveland, TN to visit Darin and Diane for a few days. We brought our boat to him since we just don't use it much anymore. It needs some work done on it that he will have to do before he can use it. I bought new tires before starting out (the ones on it were 20 years old) but he will have to do the rest. Much of the wood in the seats and engine cover has rotted, so he will have to repair or replace it.

We both had Dr. appointments on Thursday. Dianna had her annual woman's exam at her usual clinic, and I had my first annual checkup with the VA. They have a very nice facility in Denton and I was impressed with the care I received. The best part is that it did not cost me anything. Well, nothing more than 3 years of my life.

We left Friday in the truck and spent the night in Jackson, MS at a Wal-Mart parking lot. Since we do not have the trailer with us it is much easier to find places to stay. Wal-Mart is a good choice since we can use their restrooms and there is always something we need to buy.

We are parked in Darin's driveway while we are here. I ran an extension cord to the truck so we can plug in and run the little electric heater to keep warm. It is cold today and not supposed to get a lot warmer for the next few days. It is supposted to get even colder in a couple days with lows in the upper teens. No fun. We need to get to warmer country, and soon!